SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Quarter Report: 2017 January (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X]
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2017
or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from __________ to ___________
Commission file number: 000-53595
SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
NEVADA
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56-2416925
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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6 SHENGWANG AVE., QUFU, SHANDONG, CHINA
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273100
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(86) 537-4424999
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has been submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ]
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Accelerated filer [ ]
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Non-accelerated filer [ ]
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Smaller reporting company [X]
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X].
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity as of the latest practicable date: As of March 15, 2017, there were 199,632,803 shares of the registrant's common stock issued and outstanding.
SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017
INDEX
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PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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1
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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20
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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28
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
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28
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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29
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
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29
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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29
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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29
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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30
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Item 5. Other Information
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30
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Item 6. Exhibits
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30
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results
This report contains forward-looking statements. The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company's future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This report and other written and oral statements that we make from time to time contain such forward-looking statements that set out anticipated results based on management's plans and assumptions regarding future events or performance. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "believe", "will" and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance or results of current and anticipated sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results. A list of factors that could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially is set forth below, and these factors are discussed in greater detail under Item 1A - "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
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Dependence on related party revenues;
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Dependence upon continued market acceptance of our stevioside products, maintaining Generally Recognized as Safe status in the United States and obtaining approval in other countries in the world that currently do not permit use of steviosides in food products;
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Competition and low barriers to entry to the market in which we sell our products;
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Our dependence on the services of our president;
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Our inability to control the cost of our raw materials;
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The limitation on our ability to receive and use our cash flows effectively as a result of restrictions on currency exchange in the PRC;
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Our operations are subject to government regulation. If we fail to comply with the applicable regulations, our ability to operate in future periods could be in jeopardy;
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The absence of various corporate governance measures which may reduce stockholders' protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and other matters;
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The effect of changes resulting from the political and economic policies of the Chinese government on our assets and operations located in the PRC;
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The impact of economic reform policies in the PRC;
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The influence of the Chinese government over the manner in which our Chinese subsidiaries must conduct our business activities;
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The impact of any natural disasters and health epidemics in China;
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Regulations relating to offshore investment activities by Chinese residents may increase the administrative burden we face and create regulatory uncertainties that may limit or adversely affect our ability to complete a business combination with PRC companies;
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The lack of various legal protections in certain agreements to which we are a party and which are material to our operations which are customarily contained in similar contracts prepared in the United States;
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Our ability to enforce our rights due to policies regarding the regulation of foreign investments in China;
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Difficulties stockholders may face who seek to enforce any judgment obtained in the United States against us, which may limit the remedies otherwise available to our stockholders;
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Our ability to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences;
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Provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws may delay or prevent a take-over which may not be in the best interests of our stockholders;
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Our dependence on our corporate management services in the preparation of our financial statements and reports we file with the SEC.
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Adverse affects on the liquidity of our stock because it currently trades below $5.00 per share, is quoted on the OTC bulletin board, and is considered a "penny stock" and
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The impact on our stock price due to future sales of restricted stock held by existing shareholders.
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We caution that the factors described herein and other factors could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements we make and that investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
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INDEX OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT
We are on a fiscal year ending April 30, as such the year ending April 30, 2017 is referred to as "fiscal 2017" and the year ended April 30, 2016 is referred to as "fiscal 2016". Also, the three month period ended January 31, 2017 is our third quarter and is referred to as the "third quarter of fiscal 2017". Likewise, the three month period ended January 31, 2016 is referred to as the "third quarter of fiscal 2016".
When used in this report, the terms:
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"Sunwin", "we", "us" and the "Company" refers to Sunwin Stevia International, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Sunwin Neutraceuticals International, Inc., and our subsidiaries;
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"Sunwin Tech" refers to our wholly owned subsidiary Sunwin Tech Group, Inc., a Florida corporation;
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"Qufu Natural Green" refers to our wholly owned subsidiary Qufu Natural Green Engineering Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company;
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"Sunwin Stevia International" refers to our wholly owned subsidiary Sunwin Stevia International Corp., a Florida corporation, which was converted to Sunwin USA, LLC a Delaware limited liability company in May 2009;
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"Sunwin USA" refers to Sunwin USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 100% owned subsidiary;
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"Qufu Shengwang" refers to Qufu Shengwang Stevia Biology and Science Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company. Qufu Natural Green owns a 100% interest in Qufu Shengwang; and
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"Qufu Shengren" refers to Qufu Shengren Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Qufu Natural Green.
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We also use the following terms when referring to certain related parties:
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"Pharmaceutical Corporation" refers to Shandong Shengwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company which is controlled by Mr. Laiwang Zhang, Chairman and a principal shareholder of our company;
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"Qufu Shengwang Import and Export" refers to Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company, controlled by Mr. Zhang; and
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"Shandong Group" refers to Shandong Shengwang Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited liability company, controlled by Mr. Zhang.
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The information which appears on our website at www.sunwininternational.com is not part of this report.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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January 31,
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April 30,
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2017
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2016
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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170,003
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$
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900,071
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,185,676 and $1,202,610, respectively
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2,762,722
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2,099,503
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Accounts receivable - related party
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3,465,190
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3,632,876
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Inventories, net
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7,509,136
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4,526,580
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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2,909,881
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2,787,371
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Total Current Assets
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16,816,932
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13,946,401
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Investment in real estate held for resale
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311,467
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Property and equipment, net
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8,746,077
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9,154,077
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Intangible assets, net
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189,685
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433,565
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Land use rights, net
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1,872,741
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2,032,693
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Other long-term asset
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1,163,908
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2,092,778
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Total Assets
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$
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28,789,343
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$
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27,970,981
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$
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10,638,362
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$
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6,860,826
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Loans payable
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3,018,843
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2,263,387
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Due to related parties
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1,047,070
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1,277,248
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Total Current Liabilities
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14,704,275
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10,401,461
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 199,632,803 and 199,632,803 shares issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively
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199,633
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199,633
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Additional paid-in capital
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37,681,279
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37,681,279
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Accumulated deficit
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(27,864,795
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(25,214,532
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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4,068,951
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4,903,140
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Total Stockholders' Equity
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14,085,068
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17,569,520
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$
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28,789,343
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$
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27,970,981
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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(UNAUDITED)
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For the Three Months Ended January 31,
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For the Nine Months Ended January 31,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Revenues
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$ | 4,280,956 | $ | 2,355,337 | $ | 10,653,073 | $ | 6,558,438 | ||||||||
Revenues - related party
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2,129,371 | 1,488,937 | 5,591,740 | 5,346,991 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues
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6,410,327 | 3,844,274 | 16,244,813 | 11,905,429 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
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5,517,286 | 3,538,726 | 14,095,338 | 10,275,381 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit
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893,041 | 305,548 | 2,149,475 | 1,630,048 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Selling expenses
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518,153 | 404,145 | 1,380,363 | 1,016,452 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
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904,759 | 937,037 | 2,878,408 | 2,241,312 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
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36,964 | 406,806 | 40,543 | 429,172 | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses
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283,815 | 571,574 | 393,143 | 614,465 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses, net
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1,743,691 | 2,319,562 | 4,692,457 | 4,301,401 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations
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(850,650 | ) | (2,014,014 | ) | (2,542,982 | ) | (2,671,353 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expenses):
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Other income (expenses)
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45,224 | (92,194 | ) | 162,874 | (121,623 | ) | ||||||||||
Grant income
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- | 68,649 | - | 285,855 | ||||||||||||
Interest income
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118 | 24 | 578 | 780 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense - related party
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(38,207 | ) | (31,708 | ) | (96,320 | ) | (105,420 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense
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(62,169 | ) | (30,271 | ) | (174,414 | ) | (121,728 | ) | ||||||||
Total other income (expense)
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(55,034 | ) | (85,500 | ) | (107,282 | ) | (62,136 | ) | ||||||||
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Loss before income taxes
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(905,684 | ) | (2,099,514 | ) | (2,650,264 | ) | (2,733,489 | ) | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes
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- | (70 | ) | - | 5,306 | |||||||||||
Net loss
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$ | (905,684 | ) | (2,099,444 | ) | $ | (2,650,264 | ) | $ | (2,738,795 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive loss:
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Net loss
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$ | (905,684 | ) | (2,099,444 | ) | $ | (2,650,264 | ) | $ | (2,738,795 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
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(196,829 | ) | (715,800 | ) | (834,188 | ) | (1,421,895 | ) | ||||||||
Total comprehensive loss
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$ | (1,102,513 | ) | (2,815,244 | ) | $ | (3,484,452 | ) | $ | (4,160,690 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share:
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted
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$ | (0.005 | ) | $ | (0.012 | ) | $ | (0.015 | ) | $ | (0.016 | ) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
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182,066,546 | 179,673,909 | 182,066,546 | 176,653,636 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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For the Nine Months Ended January 31,
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2017
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2016
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net loss
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$
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(2,650,264
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$
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(2,738,795
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation expense
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992,590
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1,155,418
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Amortization of intangible assets
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243,880
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243,880
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Amortization of land use right
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39,398
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42,036
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Loss on disposition of property and equipment
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40,543
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429,172
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Allowance for doubtful accounts
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55,145
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33,105
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Stock issued for services
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108,750
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204,444
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Stock issued for employees' compensation
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920,001
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301,875
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Loss from sales of real estate investment held for resale
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2,410
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivable and notes receivable
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(877,513
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(595,329
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Accounts receivable - related party
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(47,363
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1,581,487
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Inventories
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(3,324,235
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)
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(442,992
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)
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(304,584
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(1,037,140
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)
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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3,968,486
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1,496,715
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Deferred grant income
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(2,85,855
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)
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Taxes payable
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(144,194
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)
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(78,544
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NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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(976,950
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309,478
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(750,583
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(383,030
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Proceeds from disposal of real estate investment
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297,513
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(453,070
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)
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(383,030
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds from loans
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909,302
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Advance from related parties
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2,595,313
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6,683,822
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Repayment of related party advances
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(2,768,284
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)
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(6,607,343
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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736,331
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76,479
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
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(36,379
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)
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(19,168
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)
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NET DECREASE IN CASH
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(730,068
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)
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(16,241
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)
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Cash at the beginning of year
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900,071
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241,967
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Cash at the end of period
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$
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170,003
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$
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225,726
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:
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Cash paid for income taxes
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$
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1,859
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$
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1,002
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Cash paid for interest
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$
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96,320
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$
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203,371
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NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Property and equipments acquired on credit as payable
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$
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451,786
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$
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24,656
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Sunwin Stevia International, Inc. ("Sunwin Stevia International"), a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries are referred to in this report as "we", "us", "our", "Sunwin" or the "Company".
We sell stevioside, a natural sweetener, as well as herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines and veterinary products. Substantially all of our operations are located in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). We have built an integrated company with the sourcing and production capabilities designed to meet the needs of our customers.
Our operations are organized into two operating segments related to our Stevioside and Chinese Medicine product lines., and subsidiaries included in continuing operations consisted of the following:
- Qufu Natural Green Engineering Co., Ltd. ("Qufu Natural Green"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunwin Stevia International;
- Qufu Shengren Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Qufu Shengren"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Qufu Natural Green;
- Qufu Shengwang Stevia Biology and Science Co., Ltd. ("Qufu Shengwang"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Qufu Natural Green;
- Sunwin Tech Group, Inc. ("Sunwin Tech"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunwin Stevia International; and
- Sunwin USA, LLC. ("Sunwin USA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunwin Stevia International.
Stevioside Segment
In our Stevioside segment, we produce and sell a variety of purified steviol glycosides with rebaudioside A and stevioside as the principal components, an all natural, low calorie sweetener, and Only Sweet, a stevioside based table top sweetener.
Chinese Medicine Segment
In our Chinese Medicine Segment, we manufacture and sell a variety of traditional Chinese medicine formula extracts which are used in products made for use by both humans and animals.
Qufu Shengwang
In fiscal 2009, Qufu Natural Green acquired a 60% interest in Qufu Shengwang from its shareholder, Shandong Group, for $4,026,851. The purchase price represented 60% of the value of the net tangible assets of Qufu Shengwang as of April 30, 2008. Shandong Group is owned by Laiwang Zhang, our President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Qufu Shengwang manufactures and sells stevia -based fertilizers and feed additives.
On September 30, 2011, Qufu Natural Green purchased the 40% equity interest in Qufu Shengwang owned by our Korean partner, Korea Stevia Company, Limited, for $626,125 in cash, and as a result of this repurchase transaction we now own 100% equity interest in all of the net assets of our subsidiary Qufu Shengwang.
On July 1, 2012, Qufu Shengwang entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Hegeng (Beijing) Organic Farm Technology Co, Ltd. ("Hegeng"), a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of bio-fertilizers and pesticides, to jointly develop bio-bacterial fertilizers based on the residues from our stevia extraction. Under the Cooperation Agreement, Hegeng provides strain and formula that we apply to the stevia residues to produce bio-bacterial fertilizers in the current facility of Qufu Shengwang. The bio-bacterial fertilizers will be distributed under Qufu Shengwang's name. No additional investment in the facility would be required. During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we decided to suspend the agreement with Hegeng due to a lack of sales since the reaction to the products was lower than anticipated in the fertilizer market. Currently we plan to use these assets to manufacture a variety of traditional Chinese medicine formula extracts. We started production in the last quarter of fiscal 2014.
Qufu Shengren
In fiscal 2009, Qufu Natural Green acquired Qufu Shengren for $3,097,242. The purchase price was equal to the value of the assets of Qufu Shengren as determined by an independent asset appraisal in accordance with asset appraisal principles in the PRC. Prior to being acquired by us, Qufu Shengren was engaged in the production and distribution of bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals. Subsequent to the acquisition, Qufu Shengren produces and distributes steviosides with a full range of grades from rebaudioside-A 10 to 99.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
Sunwin USA
In fiscal 2009, we entered into a distribution agreement with WILD Flavors to assist our 55% owned subsidiary, Sunwin USA, in the marketing and worldwide distribution of our stevioside-based sweetener products and issued WILD Flavors a 45% interest in Sunwin USA.
On August 8, 2012, we entered into an Exchange Agreement with WILD Flavors pursuant to which we purchased its 45% membership interest in Sunwin USA for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1,625,874, which includes the issuance of 7,666,666 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $1,533,333 and a cash payment of $92,541. The transaction closed on August 20, 2012. On August 22, 2012, we issued 7,666,666 shares of our common stock and paid $92,541 cash to WILD Flavors. The $92,541 cash payment was paid by China Direct Investment, Inc. ("CDI"), our corporate management services provider, and reimbursed by us to CDI through the issuance of our common shares as part of the terms of the consulting agreement with CDI dated May 1, 2012. The net tangible assets of Sunwin USA were reduced from $1,825,804 to $1,625,874 as a result of the application of generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") which requires elimination of the difference between the purchase price of the 45% membership interest in Sunwin USA and cost basis of the intangible assets recorded by Sunwin USA. Intangible assets include the product development and supply chain for OnlySweetTM.
Under the terms of the agreement, WILD Flavors assumed certain pre-closing obligations of Sunwin USA totaling approximately $694,000, including trade accounts receivable, loans, health care and monthly expenses of an employee, potential chargebacks, bank fees and broker commissions incurred prior to the closing date. The agreement also contained customary joint indemnification and general releases. As a result of this transaction, we began consolidating the operations of Sunwin USA from the date of acquisition (August 20, 2012).
In addition to the Exchange Agreement, on August 8, 2012 we entered into the following additional agreements with WILD Flavors or its affiliate:
- We entered into an Amendment to Operating Agreement with WILD Flavors pursuant to which we are now the sole management of Sunwin USA and certain sections of the original agreement dated April 29, 2009 were cancelled as they were no longer relevant following our purchase of the minority interest in Sunwin USA described above;
- We entered into a Termination of Distribution Agreement with WILD Flavors and Sunwin USA pursuant to which the Distribution Agreement dated February 5, 2009 was terminated; and
- We entered into a Distributorship Agreement with WILD Procurement Gmbh, a Swiss corporation ("WILD Procurement") which is an affiliate of WILD Flavors. Under the terms of this agreement, we appointed WILD Procurement as a non-exclusive world-wide distributor for the resale of our stevia products. There are no minimum purchase quantities under the agreement, and the pricing and terms of each order will be negotiated by the parties at the time each purchase order is placed. The agreement restricts WILD Procurement from purchasing steviosides or other forms of stevia that are included in our products from sources other than our company under certain circumstances. In addition, at such time as we desire to offer new products, we must offer WILD Procurement the non-exclusive right to distribute those products and the parties will have 60 days to reach mutually agreeable terms. The agreement contains certain representations by us as to the quality of the products we may sell WILD Procurement and the products' compliance with applicable laws and good manufacturing practices, as well as customary confidentiality and indemnification provisions.
In the event WILD Procurement should fund research on stevia used in food, beverage or dietary supplement applications, and as a result of this research it develops new intellectual property, such intellectual property shall be the sole property of WILD Procurement. In the event we should jointly fund research, any new intellectual property developed from this effort will be jointly owned and each party will have the right to use the developed intellectual property in stevia-based products.
The agreement is for an initial term of 12 months and will automatically renew for successive 12 month terms unless the agreement has been terminated by either party upon 45 days prior written notice. There are no assurances any purchase orders will be placed under the terms of the Distribution Agreement. The agreement may also be terminated by either party upon a material breach by the other party, or upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, both subject to certain cure periods. In the event the agreement is terminated, WILD Procurement has the right to continue to distribute our products on a non-exclusive basis for 24 months upon terms and conditions to be negotiated by the parties. This agreement is still in effect as of today.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim financial reporting. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the interim periods presented are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results for the periods presented. Certain financial statement amounts relating to prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes for the year ended April 30, 2016 included in our Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows which may be reported for future periods or the full fiscal year.
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2016 contained herein has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of April 30, 2016, but do not include all disclosures required by the U.S. GAAP.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sunwin and all our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our subsidiaries include the following:
- Qufu Natural Green;
- Qufu Shengren;
- Qufu Shengwang;
- Sunwin Tech; and
- Sunwin USA
As reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, during the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company had a net loss of approximately $2,650,000 and net cash used in operations of approximately $977,000. At January 31, 2017, we had working capital of approximately $2,113,000, including cash of $170,000. We believe the Company has the ability to further implement its business plan, raise additional capital, generate more revenues, and collect receivables from the third party and related parties to increase the working capital. However, actual results could differ from our anticipation.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, the allowance for obsolete inventory, the useful life of property and equipment and intangible assets, assumptions used in assessing impairment of long-term assets and valuation of deferred tax assets, and the value of stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
We consider all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash and equivalents. As of January 31, 2017, we held $125,668 of our cash and cash equivalents with commercial banking institutions in the PRC, and $44,335 with banks in the United States. As of April 30, 2016, we held $900,071 of our cash and cash equivalents with commercial banking institution in PRC, and $0 in the United States. In China, there is no equivalent federal deposit insurance as in the United States, so the amounts held in banks in China are not insured. We have not experienced any losses in such bank accounts through January 31, 2017. As of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, bank deposits by geographic area were as follows:
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
China
|
$
|
125,668
|
$
|
900,071
|
||
United States
|
44,335
|
-
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
170,003
|
$
|
900,071
|
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable and other receivable are reported at net realizable value. We have established an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors pertaining to the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. Delinquent accounts are written off when it is determined that the amounts are uncollectible after exhaustive efforts on collection. On January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $1,185,676 and $1,202,610, respectively.
INVENTORIES
Inventories, consisting of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods related to our products, are stated at the lower of cost or market (estimated net realizable value) utilizing the weighted average method. An allowance is established when management determines that certain inventories may not be saleable. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, the Company will record reserves for the difference between the cost and the market value. These reserves are recorded based on estimates. At January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the Company recorded a reserve for obsolete or slow-moving inventories of $101,317 and $107,658, respectively.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight line method over the estimated economic lives of the assets, which range from three to thirty years. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. In accordance with paragraph 360-10-35-17 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"), we examine the possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.
Included in property and equipment is construction-in-progress which consisted of factory improvements and machinery pending installation and included the costs of construction, machinery and equipment, and or any interest charges arising from borrowings used to finance these assets during the period of construction or installation of the assets if applicable. No provision for depreciation is made on construction-in-progress until such time as the relevant assets are completed and ready for their intended use.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
In accordance with ASC 360, we review and evaluate our long-lived assets, including property and equipment, intangible assets, and land use rights, for impairment or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment is considered to exist if the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the assets, including goodwill, if any. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on discounted estimated future cash flows. In estimating future cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there is identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of future cash flows from other asset groups. Our estimates of future cash flows are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual future cash flows will be significantly different than the estimates. Based on our evaluation, we have determined certain long-lived assets that are no longer useful for our operations, and we recorded a disposition loss of $36,964 and $406,806, $40,543 and $429,172 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
We adopted ASC Section 820-10-35-37 to measure the fair value of our financial instruments. ASC Section 820-10-35-37 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The adoption of ASC Section 820-10-35-37 did not have an impact on our financial position or operating results, but did expand certain disclosures.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
ASC Section 820-10-35-37 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC Section 820-10-35-37 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:
Level 1:
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Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
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Level 2:
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Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
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Level 3:
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Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity's own assumptions.
|
The carrying amounts of our financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, taxes payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
TAXES PAYABLE
We are required to charge for and to collect value added taxes (VAT) on our sales on behalf of the PRC tax authority. We record VAT that we billed our customers as VAT payable. In addition, we are required to pay value added taxes on our primary purchases. We record VAT that charged by our vendors as VAT receivable. We are required to file VAT return on a monthly basis with the PRC tax authority, which we are entitled to claim the VAT that we charged by vendors as VAT credit and these credits can be applied to our VAT payable that we billed our customers. Accordingly, these VAT payable and receivable are presented as net amounts for financial statement purposes. Taxes payable on January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016 amounted to $98,815 and $254,759, respectively, consisted primarily of VAT taxes.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Pursuant to the guidance of ASC Topic 605, we record revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, product delivery has occurred, the sales price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.
GRANT INCOME
Grants received from PRC government agencies are recognized as deferred grant income and recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as and when they are earned for the specific research and development projects for which these grants are received.
INCOME TAXES
The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 740-10, Income Taxes ("ASC 740-10") which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statement or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference between financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce the deferred tax assets to an amount that it is more likely than not be realized.
We file federal and state income tax returns in the United States for our corporate operations pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and file separate foreign tax returns for our Chinese subsidiaries pursuant to the China's Unified Corporate Income Tax Law.
We apply the provisions of ASC 740-10-50, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes", which provides clarification related to the process associated with accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in our consolidated financial statements. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the Company's liability for income taxes. Any such adjustment could be material to the Company's results of operations for any given quarterly or annual period based, in part, upon the results of operations for the given period. As of January 31, 2017, the Company had no uncertain tax positions, and will continue to evaluate for uncertain positions in the future.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Pursuant to ASC Section 260-10-45, basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted income (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would then share in the income of ours, subject to anti-dilution limitations. The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted net income per common share:
Three Months Ended
January 31,
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Nine Months Ended
January 31,
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Numerator: |
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Sunwin Stevia International, Inc.
|
$
|
(905,684
|
)
|
$
|
(2,099,444
|
)
|
$
|
(2,650,264
|
)
|
$
|
(2,738,795
|
)
|
||||
Numerator for basic EPS, loss applicable to common stock holders
|
$
|
(905,684
|
)
|
$
|
(2,099,444
|
)
|
$
|
(2,650,264
|
)
|
$
|
(2,738,795
|
)
|
||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||||||||
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
182,066,546
|
179,673,909
|
182,066,546
|
176,653,636
|
||||||||||||
Stock awards, options, and warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average outstanding average number of common shares outstanding
|
182,066,546
|
179,673,909
|
182,066,546
|
176,653,636
|
||||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.005
|
)
|
$
|
(0.012
|
)
|
$
|
(0.015
|
)
|
$
|
(0.016
|
)
|
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Transactions and balances originally denominated in U.S. dollars are presented at their original amounts. Transactions and balances in other currencies are converted into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC Section 830-20-35 and are included in determining net income or loss.
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the parent company is the U.S. dollar and the functional currency of the Company's operating subsidiaries is the Chinese Renminbi ("RMB"). In accordance with ASC 830-20-35, the consolidated financial statements were translated into United States dollars using balance sheet date rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for the income statements and cash flows. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in other comprehensive income or loss.
RMB is not a fully convertible currency. All foreign exchange transactions involving RMB must take place either through the People's Bank of China (the "PBOC") or other institutions authorized to buy and sell foreign exchange. The exchange rate adopted for the foreign exchange transactions are the rates of exchange quoted by the PBOC, which are determined largely by supply and demand. Translation of amounts from RMB into United States dollars ("$") was made at the following exchange rates for the respective periods:
As of January 31, 2017
|
RMB 6.88 to $1.00
|
As of April 30, 2016
|
RMB 6.47 to $1.00
|
Nine months ended January 31, 2017
|
RMB 6.72 to $1.00
|
Nine months ended January 31, 2016
|
RMB 6.30 to $1.00
|
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of stockholders' equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 included net loss and unrealized gains (losses) from foreign currency translation adjustments.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Substantially all of our operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. Our operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America. Our results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. We place our cash with high credit quality financial institutions in the United States and China. At January 31, 2017, we had $125,668 of cash balance held in PRC banks, which is not insured. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts through January 31, 2017.
Almost all of our sales are credit sales which are primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in these areas; however, we believe that the concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to generally short payment terms. We also perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers to help further reduce potential credit risk.
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). ASC 718 also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
Pursuant to ASC 505-50, for share-based payments to consultants and other third parties, compensation expense is determined at the "measurement date." The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. The Company records compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. The awards to consultants and other third parties are then revalued, or the total compensation is recalculated, based on the then current fair value, at each subsequent reporting date.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. Research and development costs are incurred on a project specific basis. Research and development cost were $283,815 and $571,574 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016; and $393,143 and $614,465 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
SHIPPING COSTS
Shipping costs are included in selling expenses and totaled $91,522 and $113,441 for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016; and $342,913 and $209,830 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings and financial position.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients". The amendments, among other things: (1) clarify the objective of the collectability criterion for applying paragraph 606-10-25-7; (2) permit an entity to exclude amounts collected from customers for all sales (and other similar) taxes from the transaction price; (3) specify that the measurement date for noncash consideration is contract inception; (4) provide a practical expedient that permits an entity to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations; (5) clarify that a completed contract for purposes of transition is a contract for which all (or substantially all) of the revenue was recognized under legacy GAAP before the date of initial application, and (6) clarify that an entity that retrospectively applies the guidance in Topic 606 to each prior reporting period is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change for the period of adoption. The effective date of these amendments is at the same date that Topic 606 is effective. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This ASU addresses the classification of certain specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, settlement of certain debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of certain insurance claims and distributions received from equity method investees. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, we have not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE HELD FOR RESALE
On August 25, 2011, Qufu Natural Green entered into an agreement with QufuJinxuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., an unaffiliated third party, to purchase thirty apartment units in China for investment. The total area of the apartment complex units is 4,500 square meters (48,438 square feet), for a total purchase price of RMB15,120,000 (approximately $2,484,799) (the "Purchase Price"), at RMB 3,360 ($546) per square meter. The Company prepaid 80% of the Purchase Price, approximately $1,987,839, upon signing the agreement on August 25, 2011, and we classified investment in real estate held for resale as a long-term asset since we did not plan on selling the apartment units during the one year period. On February 9, 2015, the Company decided to award twenty apartment complex units, totaling 3,000 square meters (32,292 square feet), to certain management personnel and outstanding performers in our technical team for their past contribution made to the Company, which also served as an incentive to stimulate improvement in performance of other employees and attract future talents to serve the Company. These apartment units are valued at the fair market price of RMB3,448 ($561) per square meter. Ms. Dongdong Lin, our Chief Executive Officer, received an apartment valued at $84,206 which was included in her fiscal 2015 compensation. Total non-cash employees' compensation / bonus recorded for this reward amounted to RMB10,344,000 ($1,684,122) and as a result, we recognized a gain of RMB 264,000 ($42,989) from the excess fair value of these twenty apartment units transferred to these employees. The non-cash employees' compensation / bonus has been classified and included in the general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015.
On May 5, 2016, Qufu Natural Green entered into an agreement with Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., formerly known as QufuJinxuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., to sell the remaining ten units of the thirty apartment units in China to Mr. Linghe Zhu, an unaffiliated third party buyer, for a total purchase price of RMB5,024,000 (approximately $766,438). As per the Purchase Agreement, the buyer shall directly pay RMB3,024,000 (approximately $461,327) to Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. for the balance that Qufu Natural Green owed to Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and pay RMB 2,000,000 (approximately $305,111) to Qufu Natural Green before May 31, 2016. The Company received the payment of RMB 2,000,000 on May 24, 2016. The Company has incurred a loss from sales of these remaining ten apartments of RMB16,000 (approximately $2,410) during the nine months ended January 31, 2017. As of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, investment in real estate held for resale amounted to $0 and $311,467, respectively.
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES
At January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, inventories consisted of the following:
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Raw materials
|
$
|
4,451,307
|
$
|
2,287,572
|
||||
Work in process
|
1,036,514
|
1,221,115
|
||||||
Finished goods
|
2,122,632
|
1,125,551
|
||||||
7,610,453
|
4,634,238
|
|||||||
Less: reserve for obsolete inventory
|
(101,317
|
)
|
(107,658
|
)
|
||||
$
|
7,509,136
|
$
|
4,526,580
|
NOTE 5 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
At January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, property and equipment consisted of the following:
Estimated Life
|
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||
Office equipment
|
1-10 Years
|
$
|
88,132
|
$
|
39,800
|
||||
Auto and trucks
|
3-10 Years
|
480,710
|
492,620
|
||||||
Manufacturing equipment
|
2-20 Years
|
5,545,151
|
5,240,451
|
||||||
Buildings
|
5-30 Years
|
8,177,588
|
8,667,889
|
||||||
Construction in process
|
|
924,093
|
583,954
|
||||||
15,215,674
|
15,024,714
|
||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
(6,469,597
|
)
|
(5,870,637
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
8,746,077
|
$
|
9,154,077
|
For the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, depreciation expense totaled $332,714 and $435,804, of which $261,775 and $323,702 was included in cost of revenues, respectively, and of which $70,939 and $112,102 was included in general and administrative expenses, respectively. For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, depreciation expense totaled $992,590 and $1,155,418, of which $763,806 and $817,965 was included in cost of revenues, respectively, and of which $228,784 and $337,453 was included in general and administrative expenses, respectively. Depreciation is not taken during the period of construction or equipment installation. Upon completion of the installation of manufacturing equipment or any construction in progress, construction in progress balances will be classified to their respective property and equipment category.
NOTE 6 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On August 8, 2012 the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement with WILD Flavors pursuant to which it purchased its 45% membership interest in Sunwin USA for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1,625,874, which includes the issuance of 7,666,666 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $1,533,333 and a cash payment of $92,541. In connection with the Exchange Agreement, WILD Flavor granted, transferred and assigned to Sunwin USA all of its rights, title and interest, and the trade name Only Sweet, including any trademarks, trademark registrations and applications, service marks, service mark registrations and applications, copyrights, copyright registrations and applications, trade address, trade names (whether or not registered or by whatever name or designation), owned, applied for, or registered in the name of, the WILD Flavor (the "Only Sweet Name Rights"). Additionally, we entered into a new Distributorship Agreement with WILD Procurement which is an affiliate of WILD Flavors, as discussed in Note 1. The transaction closed on August 20, 2012. The tangible assets of Sunwin USA were reduced from $1,825,804 to $1,625,874 as a result of the application of U.S. GAAP which requires elimination of the difference between the purchase price of the 45% membership interest in Sunwin USA and cost basis of the intangible assets recorded by Sunwin USA. Intangible assets have a useful life of five years and consist of the cost of Only Sweet Name Rights and related technologies as well as the fair value of the Wild Flavors distribution Agreement. For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense amounted to $81,294 and $243,880, respectively.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
Estimated Life
|
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||
Only Sweet name rights and related technologies
|
5 Years
|
$
|
587,183
|
$
|
587,183
|
||||
Distribution agreement and related distribution channels
|
5 Years
|
1,038,691
|
1,038,691
|
||||||
1,625,874
|
1,625,874
|
||||||||
Less: accumulated amortization
|
(1,436,189
|
)
|
(1,192,309
|
)
|
|||||
Intangible assets, net
|
$
|
189,685
|
$
|
433,565
|
NOTE 7 - LAND USE RIGHTS
Land use right consisted of the following:
Estimated Life
|
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||
Land use right
|
45 Years
|
$
|
2,309,171
|
$
|
2,455,519
|
||||
Less: accumulated amortization
|
(436,430
|
)
|
(422,826
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
1,872,741
|
$
|
2,032,693
|
In conjunction with our acquisition of Qufu Shengwang, we acquired land use rights for properties located in the PRC until March 14, 2054. For the three month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense related to land use rights amounted to $12,812 and $13,628, respectively. For the nine month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense amounted to $39,398 and $42,036, respectively.
NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Accounts receivable - related party and revenue - related party
On January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, we reported $3,465,190 and $3,632,876 in accounts receivable - related party, respectively, related to sales of products to Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Corporation, a Chinese entity owned by our Chairman, Mr. Laiwang Zhang. For the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, we had revenue - related party of $2,129,371 and $1,488,937, respectively. For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, we had revenue - related party of $5,591,740 and $5,346,991, respectively, from Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Corporation.
Due to (from) related parties
From time to time, we receive advances from related parties and advance funds to related parties for working capital purposes. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, we have accrued on interest expense related to due to related parties amounted to $38,207 and $31,708, and $96,320 and $105,420, respectively, which were included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and in connection with the advances of $821,693 (RMB5,000,000) and $1,314,708 (RMB8,000,000) from Shangdong Shengwang Pharmaceutical., Co., Ltd. ("Pharmaceutical Corporation"), a Chinese entity owned by our Chairman, Mr. Laiwang Zhang. These advances bear interest at the rate of 9.225% per annum and we have repaid these two loans with all accrued interests on May 8, 2015 and June 11, 2015, respectively. On May 22, 2015 and June 17, 2015, we received additional advances of $788,825 (RMB4,800,000) and $1,314,708 (RMB8,000,000) from the Pharmaceutical Corporation, at a lowered interest rate of 7.65% per annum. On May 4, 2016, we have repaid one of these two loans, RMB4,800,000 with its accrued interests. On August 31, 2016, we received additional advances of $738,040 (RMB5,000,000) from the Pharmaceutical Corporation, at interest rate of 7.87% per annum. The other advances bear no interest and are payable on demand. On January 31, 2017, the balance we owed Qufu Shengwang Import Export Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shengwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of $432,218 and $614,852, respectively. On April 30, 2016, the balance we owed Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shengwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of $366,875 and $910,373, respectively. On January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, due to (from) related party activities consisted of the following:
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
Shandong Shengwang Pharmaceutical
Co., Ltd.
|
Qufu
Shengwang
Import and Export Co., Ltd.
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Balance due to related parties, April 30, 2016
|
$
|
910,373
|
$
|
366,875
|
$
|
1,277,248
|
||||||
Working capital advances from related parties
|
2,254,362
|
340,951
|
2,595,313
|
|||||||||
Repayments
|
(2,462,285
|
)
|
(305,999
|
)
|
(2,768,284
|
)
|
||||||
Effect of foreign currency exchange
|
(87,598
|
)
|
30,391
|
(57,207
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance due to related parties, January 31, 2017
|
$
|
614,852
|
$
|
432,218
|
$
|
1,047,070
|
NOTE 9 - PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets on January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016 totaled $2,909,881 and $2,787,371, respectively. As of January 31, 2017, prepaid expenses and other current assets includes $1,363,316 prepayments to suppliers for merchandise that had not been shipped to us and services that had not been provided to us, $1,226,668 prepayment for employees' stock-based compensation, $36,250 prepayment for consultant's stock-based compensation and $283,647 for business related employees' advances. As of April 30, 2016, prepaid expenses and other current assets includes $1,220,523 prepayments to suppliers for merchandise that had not been shipped to us and services that had not been provided to us, $1,371,667 prepayment for employees' stock-based compensation, and $195,181 for business related employees' advances.
On December 1, 2015, we entered into three year employment agreements with four employees. Pursuant to employment agreements, we issued a total of 23 million shares of the Company's common stock to them, valued at $3,680,000, as employees' stock-based compensations over three-year term of their employment from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2018. We will amortize these compensations over three years from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2018 and we recognized $306,667 and $920,001 as stock-based compensation expenses during three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively. We also have recorded the remaining balance of the stock-based compensation of $2,555,554 as prepaid compensation, of which $1,226,668 included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $1,022,220 included in the other long-term asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at January 31, 2017.
On April 25, 2016, we entered into a one year consulting service agreement with Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang. Pursuant to the terms of the consulting service agreement for fiscal year 2017, we will issue a total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as compensation for the services to be provided from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. On April 27, 2016, we issued 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as a prepaid payment of the consulting service fee, valued at $145,000, which included in the prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance at April 30, 2016. We will amortize this prepaid consulting service fee through fiscal 2017 over twelve months. We have recorded $36,250 and $108,750 as stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively, and the balance of prepaid expense is $36,250 as of January 31, 2017.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Qufu Shengwang paid Qufu Public Auction Center $601,604 as deposit for renewing the land use right. The deposit is required for the Center to appraise the land use right, which we originally expected to receive the refund during fiscal year 2014. We received a total refund of $459,916 as of January 31, 2017 and the remaining balance of $141,688 and $150,556 has been classified to other long-term asset at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively.
NOTE 10 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses included the following as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016:
Account
|
January 31,
2017
|
April 30,
2016
|
||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
8,595,314
|
$
|
4,869,026
|
||||
Advanced from customers
|
84,015
|
10,042
|
||||||
Accrued salary payable
|
54,093
|
105,131
|
||||||
Tax payable
|
98,679
|
254,615
|
||||||
Deferred revenue
|
73,141
|
71,604
|
||||||
Other payable*
|
1,733,120
|
1,550,408
|
||||||
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
10,638,362
|
$
|
6,860,826
|
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
* On January 31, 2017, other payables consists of commission payable of $111,374, general liability, worker's compensation, and medical insurance payable of $455,277; union and education fees payable of $281,126, consulting fee of $505,418, interest payables for short-term loans of $135,092, advanced from the employees of $220,667 and other miscellaneous payables of $24,166. On April 30, 2016, other payables consists of commission payable of $67,683; general liability, worker's compensation, and medical insurance payable of $439,706; accrued R&D payable of $78,794; consulting fee payable of $248,748, union and education fees payable of $297,728, interest payables for short-term loans of $72,731, advanced from the employees of $131,282 and other miscellaneous payables of $213,736.
NOTE 11 -LOAN PAYABLE
Loans payable consisted of short-term loans obtained from various individual lenders that are due within one year for working capital purpose. These loans are unsecured and can be renewed with 10 days advance notice prior to maturity date. At January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, short-term loans consisted of the following:
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Loan from Min Wu, an employee of Qufu Shengren, due on October 5, 2016 with annual interest rate of 10% at October 6, 2015, which renewed for original RMB150,000 ($21,810) and the Company borrowed an additional RMB50,000 ($7,269) from Min Wu under the same terms on October 6, 2016 with new due date on October 5, 2017.
|
$
|
29,079
|
$
|
23,175
|
||||
Loan from Weidong Cai, an employee of Qufu Shengren, due on September 21, 2016 with annual interest rate of 10% at September 22, 2015, which renewed for original RMB840,000 ($122,134) and the Company borrowed an additional RMB84,000 ($12,213) from Weidong Cai under the same terms on September 22, 2016 with new due date on September 21, 2017.
|
134,347
|
129,778
|
||||||
Loan from Jianjun Yan, non-related individual, due on October 6, 2015 with annual interest rate of 10% at October 7, 2014, which renewed on October 7, 2015 and October 7, 2016 with new due date on October 6, 2017.
|
945,083
|
1,004,232
|
||||||
Multiple loans from Jianjun Yan, non-related individual, due from October 5, 2016 through April 9, 2017, with annual interest rate of 10%, which were obtained during October 6, 2015 through April 10, 2016. RMB780,000 ($115,134) of the loan originally due on October 5, 2016 has been renewed for on the maturity date of October 6, 2016 with new due date on October 5, 2017.
|
840,397
|
892,995
|
||||||
Multiple loans from Jianjun Yan, non-related individual, due from June 19, 2017 through January 18, 2018, with annual interest rate of 10%, which were obtained during June 20, 2016 through January 19, 2017.
|
840,209
|
-
|
||||||
Loan from Junzhen Zhang, non-related individual, due on October 5, 2016, with annual interest rate of 10% at October 6, 2015, which renewed on October 6, 2016 with new due date on October 5, 2017.
|
21,810
|
23,175
|
||||||
Loan from Jian Chen, non-related individual, due on January 26, 2017, with annual interest rate of 10% at January 27, 2016, which renewed on January 25, 2017, with new due date on January 26, 2018.
|
106,140
|
112,783
|
||||||
Loan from Qing Kong, non-related individual, due on March 6, 2017, with annual interest rate of 10% at March 7, 2016.
|
58,159
|
61,799
|
||||||
Loan from Guihai Chen, non-related individual, due on March 10, 2017, with annual interest rate of 10% at March 11, 2016.
|
14,540
|
15,450
|
||||||
Loan from Weifeng Kong, non-related individual, due on November 28, 2017, with annual interest rate of 10% at November 29, 2016.
|
29,079
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,018,843
|
$
|
2,263,387
|
For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, interest expense related to short-term loans amounted to $62,169 and $30,271, and $174,414 and $121,728, respectively, which were included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock
At January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, we are authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock. We had 199,632,803 and 199,632,803 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively.
On May 6, 2015, we issued a total of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang for consulting services, valued at $252,500, for one year term of service agreement during fiscal 2016. We amortized this consulting service fee through fiscal 2016 over twelve months and recorded $252,500 as stock-based compensation expense during fiscal 2016.
On August 11, 2015, we entered into an one year consulting service agreement with Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang. Pursuant to the terms of the consulting service agreement, we issued a total of 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as compensation for the services provided or to be provided from May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. On August 11, 2015 and January 14, 2016, we issued 500,000 and 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as payment of the consulting service fee, valued at $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. We amortized this consulting service fee through fiscal 2016 over twelve months and recorded $150,000 as stock-based compensation expense during fiscal 2016.
On December 1, 2015, we entered into three years employment agreements with four employees. Pursuant to employment agreements, we issued a total of 23 million shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $3,680,000, as employees' stock-based compensations over three-year term of their employment from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2018. We will amortize these compensations over three years from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2018 and we have recognized $306,667 and $920,001 as stock-based compensation expenses during three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively. We also have recorded the remaining balance of the stock-based compensation of $2,555,554 as prepaid compensation, of which $1,226,668 included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $1,022,220 included in the other long-term asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at January 31, 2017.
On April 25, 2016, we entered into a one year consulting service agreement with Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang. Pursuant to the terms of the consulting service agreement for fiscal year 2017, we will issue a total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as compensation for the services to be provided from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. On April 27, 2016, we issued 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Dr. Yuejian (James) Wang as prepaid payment of the consulting service fee, valued at $145,000, which included in the prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance at April 30, 2016. We will amortize this prepaid consulting service fee through fiscal 2017 over twelve months. We have recorded $36,250 and $108,750 as stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively, and the balance of prepaid expense is $36,250 as of January 31, 2017.
NOTE 13 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The following information is presented in accordance with ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting", for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016; we operated in three reportable business segments - (1) natural sweetener (stevioside), (2) traditional Chinese medicines and (3) corporate and other. Our reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and are managed separately based on the fundamental differences in their operations. Condensed financial information with respect to these reportable business segments for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
Three Months Ended January 31,
|
Nine Months Ended January 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese medicine - third party
|
$
|
859,933
|
$
|
622,516
|
$
|
2,240,055
|
$
|
1,789,482
|
||||||||
Chinese medicine - related party
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total Chinese medicine
|
859,933
|
622,516
|
2,240,055
|
1,789,482
|
||||||||||||
Stevioside - third party
|
3,421,023
|
1,732,821
|
8,413,018
|
4,768,956
|
||||||||||||
Stevioside - related party
|
2,129,371
|
1,488,937
|
5,591,740
|
5,346,991
|
||||||||||||
Total Stevioside
|
5,550,394
|
3,221,758
|
14,004,758
|
10,115,947
|
||||||||||||
Total segment and consolidated revenues
|
$
|
6,410,327
|
$
|
3,844,274
|
$
|
16,244,813
|
$
|
11,905,429
|
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
Three Months Ended January 31,
|
Nine Months Ended January 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|||||||||||||
Interest (expense) income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese medicine
|
$
|
105
|
$
|
33
|
$
|
178
|
$
|
168
|
||||||||
Stevioside
|
(100,363
|
)
|
(61,988
|
)
|
(270,334
|
)
|
(226,536
|
)
|
||||||||
Total segment and consolidated interest expense
|
$
|
(100,258
|
)
|
$
|
(61,955
|
)
|
$
|
(270,156
|
)
|
$
|
(226,368
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese medicine
|
$
|
70,011
|
$
|
167,067
|
$
|
218,060
|
$
|
319,654
|
||||||||
Stevioside
|
356,809
|
363,659
|
1,057,808
|
1,121,680
|
||||||||||||
Total segment and consolidated depreciation and amortization
|
$
|
426,820
|
$
|
530,726
|
$
|
1,275,868
|
$
|
1,441,334
|
Income (loss) before income taxes:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese medicine
|
$
|
(38,147
|
)
|
$
|
(347,764
|
)
|
$
|
(188,043
|
)
|
$
|
(356,370)
|
|||||
Stevioside
|
(508,840
|
)
|
(1,431,534
|
)
|
(1,336,510
|
)
|
(1,764,416
|
)
|
||||||||
Corporate and other
|
(358,697
|
)
|
(320,216
|
)
|
(1,125,711
|
)
|
(612,703
|
)
|
||||||||
Total consolidated (loss) income before income taxes
|
$
|
(905,684
|
)
|
$
|
(2,099,514
|
)
|
$
|
(2,650,264
|
)
|
$
|
(2,733,489
|
)
|
January 31, 2017
|
April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
Segment tangible assets:
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Chinese medicine
|
$
|
1,439,498
|
$
|
1,614,531
|
||||
Stevioside
|
7,306,579
|
7,539,546
|
||||||
Corporate and other
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Total consolidated assets
|
$
|
8,746,077
|
$
|
9,154,077
|
NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On August 25, 2011, Qufu Natural Green entered into an agreement with QufuJinxuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., an unaffiliated third party, to purchase thirty apartment units in China for investment. The total area of the apartment complex units is 4,500 square meters (48,438 square feet), for a total purchase price of RMB15,120,000 (approximately $2,484,799) (the "Purchase Price"), at RMB 3,360 ($546) per square meter. The Company prepaid 80% of the Purchase Price, approximately $1,987,839, upon signing the agreement on August 25, 2011, and we classified investment in real estate held for resale as a long-term asset since we did not plan on selling the apartment units during the one year period. On February 9, 2015, the Company decided to award twenty apartment complex units, totaling 3,000 square meters (32,292 square feet), to certain management personnel and outstanding performers in our technical team for their past contribution made to the Company, which also served as an incentive to stimulate improvement in performance of other employees and attract future talents to serve the Company. These apartment units are valued at the fair market price of RMB3,448 ($561) per square meter. Ms. Dongdong Lin, our Chief Executive Officer, received an apartment valued at $84,206 which was included in her fiscal 2015 compensation. Total non-cash employees' compensation / bonus recorded for this reward amounted to RMB10,344,000 ($1,684,122) and as a result, we recognized a gain of RMB 264,000 ($42,989) from the excess fair value of these twenty apartment units transferred to these employees. The non-cash employees' compensation / bonus has been classified and included in the general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015.
On May 5, 2016, Qufu Natural Green entered into an agreement with Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., formerly known as QufuJinxuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., to sell the remaining ten units of the thirty apartment units in China to Mr. Linghe Zhu, an unaffiliated third party buyer, for a total purchase price of RMB5,024,000 (approximately $776,507). As per the Purchase Agreement, the buyer shall directly pay RMB3,024,000 (approximately $467,388) to Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. for the balance that Qufu Natural Green owed to Shandong Jinglucheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and pay RMB2,000,000 (approximately $303,149) to Qufu Natural Green before May 31, 2016. The Company received the payment of RMB2,000,000 on May 24, 2016, and we recorded loss on disposal of real estate investments of $2,410 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017. As of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, investment in real estate held for resale amounted to $0 and $311,467, respectively.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
NOTE 15 - CONCENTRATIONS AND CREDIT RISK
(i) Customer Concentrations
For the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, customers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's revenue were as follows:
Net Sales
|
||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended January 31, 2017
|
For the three months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
|||||||||||||
Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd(1)
|
-
|
33.2
|
%
|
-
|
38.7
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
-
|
33.2
|
%
|
-
|
38.7
|
%
|
For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, customers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's revenue were as follows:
Net Sales
|
||||||||||||||||
For the nine months ended January 31, 2017
|
For the nine months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
|||||||||||||
Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd(1)
|
-
|
34.4
|
%
|
-
|
52.9
|
%
|
||||||||||
Shandong Yidatong Enterprise Service Co., Ltd
|
-
|
14.1
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Guangdong Tengjun Veterinary Medicine Co., Ltd
|
-
|
-
|
10.3
|
%
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Beijing Haomiao Huifeng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
|
-
|
-
|
10.7
|
%
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
-
|
48.5
|
%
|
21.0
|
%
|
52.9
|
%
|
(1)
|
Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Co., Ltd is a related party, an entity owned by Mr. Laiwang Zhang.
|
(ii) Vendor Concentrations
For the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's purchase were as follows:
Net Purchases
|
||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended January 31, 2017
|
For the three months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
|||||||||||||
Dongtai Yandun Stevia Corp
|
-
|
18.7
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Juiqian Shengwang Corp.
|
-
|
15.9
|
%
|
-
|
32.7
|
%
|
||||||||||
Zhucheng Haotian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
|
-
|
13.6
|
%
|
-
|
10.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
-
|
48.2
|
%
|
-
|
10.6
|
%
|
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SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2017
For the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's purchase were as follows:
Net Purchases
|
||||||||||||||||
For the nine months ended January 31, 2017
|
For the nine months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
|||||||||||||
Sishui Ruijin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
|
-
|
-
|
22.2
|
%
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Dongtai Yandun Stevia Corp
|
-
|
13.0
|
%
|
-
|
14.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
Dongtai Jiangrongfeng Stevia Corp
|
-
|
12.0
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Juiqian Shengwang Corp.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Zhucheng Haotian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
|
-
|
21.3
|
%
|
-
|
18.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
-
|
46.3
|
%
|
22.2
|
%
|
57.3
|
%
|
(iii) Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. We place our cash with high credit quality financial institutions in the United States and the PRC. At January 31, 2017, we had $125,668 of cash balance held in PRC banks, and $44,335 with banks in the United States. As a result, cash held in PRC financial institutions is not insured. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts through January 31, 2017.
Almost all of our sales are credit sales which are primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in these areas; however, we believe that the concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to generally short payment terms. We also perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers to help further reduce potential credit risk.
NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
There have been no material subsequent events to evaluate through the date of this filing with the SEC.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the preceding unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes and our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, as amended.
OVERVIEW
We sell stevioside, a natural sweetener, as well as herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines. Substantially all of our operations are located in the PRC. We have built an integrated company with the production and distribution capabilities designed to meet the needs of our customers.
Our operations were organized in two operating segments related to our product lines:
-
|
Stevioside, and
|
||
-
|
Chinese Medicine.
|
Recent Developments
We are planning to start building a new facility with annual capacity of 500 metric tons in order to meet substantially increased demand for our high-grade stevia products. In fiscal 2016 and the three quarters of fiscal 2017, we have invested approximately $402,000 and $751,000, respectively, in this new facility. The new manufacturing facility is fully equipped with stainless steel equipment without any plastic and has a fully automated system in order to prevent any potential contamination from operators and plastic. In addition, the new manufacturing facility uses the most advanced production equipment never before used for stevia production in the industry, such as scraper with centrifuge and fluidized drying system.
Stevioside Segment
Stevioside and rebaudioside are all natural low calorie sweeteners extracted from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant. Stevioside is a safe and natural alternative to sugar for people needing low sugar or low calorie diets. Stevioside can be used to replace sugar in beverages and foods, including those that require baking or cooking where synthetic chemical based sweetener replacements are not suitable.
Steviosin is a natural low calorie stevioside extract for medicinal use, containing rebaudioside A at 90% with the total steviol glycosides meeting or exceeding 95% on a dry weight basis. Steviosin is used as an alternative sweetener in the pharmaceutical production in China.
OnlySweetTM is an all natural, zero calorie, dietary supplement comprised of three natural ingredients, including stevioside. Based on our strategy to develop new products that contain our stevia products, we are evaluating our strategy for the sale and distribution of OnlySweetTM.
In an effort to meet the international food safety standards mandated by larger consumer product companies that we expect to target as customers in the future, we have made capital investments to enhance our manufacturing facilities, equipment and documentation systems, changed certain manufacturing processes and carried out additional personnel training in order to meet these standards. These investments allowed us to meet the HACCP System Certification, ISO 9001:2008 Certification and ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Certification. We obtained these certifications in November 2010.
Chinese Medicine Segment
In our Chinese medicine segment, we manufacture and sell approximately 148 different extracts, which can be divided into the following three general categories:
-
|
single traditional Chinese medicine extracts;
|
||
-
|
compound traditional Chinese medicine extracts; and
|
||
-
|
purified extracts, including active parts and monomer compounds such as soy isoflavone.
|
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We have evaluated alternatives as to the potential disposition of the Chinese medicine segment to further streamline our product offering and focus our business on producing and selling high-quality stevia products. The exit strategy contemplated for the Chinese medicine segment has also been influenced by our concerns regarding the profitability of this segment in the near future. The competition in Chinese medicine market has strengthened over the past few months. In addition, the Chinese government continues to issue more regulations covering the supply of Chinese herbal raw materials and has increased the regulatory manufacturing standards on this segment. These measures are expected to further increase our raw materials and production costs in the coming quarters and beyond. However, this segment is currently operating at full capacity and we do not expect significant growth potential from this segment in the near future.
OUR PERFORMANCE
Our revenues totaled $6.4 million in the three months ended January 31, 2017, an increase of 66.8% from the same period in 2016, and our gross margin increased to 13.9% from 8.0% compared to the same period in 2016. Our sales revenues, excluding revenues from related party, increased by 81.8 % in the three months ended January 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016. Revenues from related parties also increased by 43.0% in the three months ended January 31, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. Our operating expenses in the three months ended January 31, 2017 decreased by 24.8% compared to the same period in 2016. Our net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2017 was approximately $906,000 as compared to $2,099,000 for the same period in 2016.
Our revenues totaled $16.2 million during the nine months ended January 31, 2017, an increase of 36.5% as compared with the same period in 2016, while our gross margin decreased to 13.2% from 13.7%. Our total operating expenses in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 increased by approximately $391,000 or 9.1% compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to an increase of approximately $364,000 and $678,000, or 35.8% and 30.2% in selling expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, offset a decrease of approximately $221,000 or 36.0% in research and development, and a decrease of approximately $429,000 or 100.0% in loss on disposition of property and equipment. Our net loss for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was approximately $2,650,000, a decrease compared to $2,733,000 in the same period in 2016.
Our operating performance for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 was primarily driven by an increase of 72.3% and 38.4% in sales revenue from our Stevioside segment, and an increase of 38.1% and 25.2% in sales revenue from our Chinese medicine segment, compared to the same period in 2016. Total operating expenses of our Stevioside segment and Chinese medicine segment in the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 decreased (increase) by 15.9% and (3.6)%, 70.5% and 24.1% compared to the same period in 2016, respectively.
While we have broadened our stevia product offerings to include a number of higher quality stevia grades needed in new product formulations we are developing to introduce to the U.S. and European food and beverage industry, the demand for higher grade stevia products has yet to materialize to the degree we had anticipated, and thus our sales volume in higher grade stevia products was lower than expected for fiscal 2016. Stevia has been widely accepted by the food industry and many new stevia manufacturers have entered this industry in the past few years, and recently we introduced a new product line. We are now focusing on new types of stevia products, including tablets, liquid, High A products, and others. We expect to consistently increase our sales of our new products; however we cannot quantify this increase and its effects on future periods.
Our Outlook
We believe that there are significant opportunities for worldwide growth in our Stevioside segment, primarily in the U.S. and EU. For fiscal 2017 and beyond, we will continue to focus on our core business of producing and selling stevioside series products.
Some of the recent favorable observations related to the stevia markets in fiscal 2016 include:
-
|
Chinese domestic food and beverages, particularly herbal tea manufacturers and the pharmaceutical industry, have increased the use of steviosides;
|
|
-
|
Southeast and South Asia have renewed and increased their interest in stevia, particularly high grade stevia;
|
|
-
|
The marketing strategy to differentiate ourselves as a producer of higher quality stevia grades and product formulations through these collaboration efforts will lead to sustainable growth in stevia sales volume in the future; and
|
|
-
|
A new stevia extraction line was finished in December 2015. This new line will add additional 500 metric tons to our current annual production capacity;
|
Meanwhile, we are also facing challenges in competitive pricing and raw materials for fiscal 2017. During fiscal 2016, the market prices of stevioside products were impacted by strong price competition among Chinese manufacturers. We expect the pressure from pricing competition to continue in fiscal 2017. We anticipate the price of stevia leaves, the raw material used to produce our stevioside series products, to increase in fiscal 2017.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table summarizes our results from operations for the three month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016:
For the Three Months ended January 31, 2017
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Corporate and other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
859,933
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
5,550,394
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,410,327
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
737,032
|
85.7
|
%
|
4,780,254
|
86.1
|
%
|
-
|
5,517,286
|
86.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
122,901
|
14.3
|
%
|
770,140
|
13.9
|
%
|
-
|
893,041
|
13.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
|
-
|
- |
|
36,964
|
0.7
|
%
|
-
|
36,964
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses
|
-
|
-
|
283,815
|
5.1
|
%
|
-
|
283,815
|
4.4
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses
|
160,528
|
18.7
|
%
|
902,352
|
16.3
|
%
|
360,032
|
1,422,912
|
22.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other expense
|
(520
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
(55,849
|
)
|
(1.0
|
)%
|
1,335
|
(55,034
|
)
|
(0.9
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes
|
$
|
(38,147
|
)
|
(4.4
|
)%
|
$
|
(508,840
|
)
|
(9.2
|
)%
|
$
|
(358,697
|
)
|
$
|
(905,684
|
)
|
(14.1
|
)%
|
For the Three Months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Corporate and other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
622,516
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
3,221,758
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,844,274
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
425,283
|
68.3
|
%
|
3,113,443
|
96.6
|
%
|
-
|
3,538,726
|
92.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
197,233
|
31.7
|
%
|
108,315
|
3.4
|
%
|
-
|
305,548
|
8.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
|
239,673
|
38.5
|
%
|
167,133
|
5.2
|
%
|
-
|
406,806
|
10.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses
|
-
|
-
|
571,574
|
17.7
|
%
|
-
|
571,574
|
14.9
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses
|
304,733
|
49.0
|
%
|
716,233
|
22.2
|
%
|
320,216
|
1,341,182
|
34.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense)
|
(591
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
(84,909
|
) |
(2.6
|
)%
|
-
|
(85,500
|
)
|
(2.2
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
(347,764
|
)
|
(55.9
|
)%
|
$
|
(1,431,534
|
)
|
(44.4
|
)%
|
$
|
(320,216
|
)
|
$
|
(2,099,514
|
)
|
(54.6
|
)%
|
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The following table summarizes our results from operations for the nine month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016.
For the Nine Months ended January 31, 2017
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Corporate and other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
2,240,055
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
14,004,758
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,244,813
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
1,725,719
|
77.0
|
%
|
12,369,619
|
88.3
|
%
|
-
|
14,095,338
|
86.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
514,336
|
23.0
|
%
|
1,635,139
|
11.7
|
%
|
-
|
2,149,475
|
13.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
|
-
|
-
|
40,543
|
0.3
|
%
|
-
|
40,543
|
0.3
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses
|
-
|
-
|
393,143
|
2.8
|
%
|
-
|
393,143
|
2.4
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses
|
701,225
|
31.3
|
%
|
2,430,500
|
17.4
|
%
|
1,127,046
|
4,258,771
|
26.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other expense
|
(1,153
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
(107,464
|
)
|
(0.6
|
)%
|
1,335
|
(107,282
|
)
|
(0.7
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes
|
$
|
(188,043
|
)
|
(8.4
|
)%
|
$
|
(1,336,510
|
)
|
(9.5
|
)%
|
$
|
(1,125,711
|
)
|
$
|
(2,650,264
|
)
|
(16.3
|
)%
|
For the Nine Months ended January 31, 2016
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Medicine
|
Stevioside
|
Corporate and other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
1,789,482
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
10,115,947
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
11,905,429
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
1,221,820
|
68.3
|
%
|
9,053,561
|
89.5
|
%
|
-
|
10,275,381
|
86.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
567,662
|
31.7
|
%
|
1,062,386
|
10.5
|
%
|
-
|
1,630,048
|
13.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
|
239,673
|
13.4
|
%
|
189,499
|
1.9
|
%
|
-
|
429,172
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses
|
-
|
-
|
614,465
|
6.1
|
%
|
-
|
614,465
|
5.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses
|
684,258
|
38.2
|
%
|
1,960,803
|
19.4
|
%
|
612,703
|
3,257,764
|
27.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other income (expenses)
|
(101
|
)
|
-
|
(62,035
|
)
|
(0.6
|
)%
|
-
|
(62,136
|
)
|
(0.5
|
)%
|
|||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
(356,370
|
)
|
(19.9
|
)%
|
$
|
(1,765,416
|
)
|
(17.5
|
)%
|
$
|
(612,703
|
)
|
$
|
(2,733,489
|
)
|
(23.0
|
)%
|
Revenues
Total consolidated revenue in the three months ended January 31, 2017 increased by approximately 66.8% as compared to the same period in 2016. Stevioside revenues, which accounts for 86.6% and 83.8% of our total revenues in the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, increased by approximately 72.3%, while Chinese medicine revenues increased by approximately $237,000 or 38.1%.
Within our Stevioside segment, revenues from sales to third parties increased by 97.4% and sales to the related party increased by 43.0% in the three months ended January 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016. Total revenues in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 increased by approximately 36.5% as compared to the same period in 2016. Stevioside revenues, which accounts for 86.2% and 85.0% of our total revenues in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, increased by approximately 38.4%, and Chinese medicine revenues increased by approximately $451,000 or 25.2%.
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We have been trying to develop our domestic market and decrease the dependence of our sales to related parties. Since we do not have the authorization to export products from China, we outsourced all of our exporting business to a related party, Qufu Shengwang Import and Export Corporation, which has authorizations to export. In addition, newly launched products including A3-99 and enzyme treated stevia have been well accepted by the markets, especially in the U.S., where the adoption rate for stevia in food and beverage has been slower than expected. During the three months ended January 31, 2017, within our Stevioside segment, we produced 158 metric tons, an increase of 81.6% as compared to 87 metric tons during the same period in 2016 and the average unit price of our stevia products has increased by 1.7%. We generated revenue from the new launched products including A3-99 and the customized orders for restructuring by enzyme based on our Stevioside products which accounted for approximately 20.6% and 21.1% of total Stevioside segment revenues in the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Total revenues in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 increased by approximately 36.5% as compared to the same period in 2016. Stevioside revenues, which accounts for 86.2% and 85.0% of our total revenues in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, increased by approximately 38.4%, and Chinese medicine revenues increased by approximately $451,000 or 25.2%. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, within our Stevioside segment, we also increased our sales volume by approximately 129 tons, a 55.7% increase; the average unit price of our stevia products was increased by 0.8%, as compared to the same period in 2016. Stevioside revenues from sales to third parties increased by 76.4% while sales to the related party increased by 4.6% in the nine months ended January 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016 primarily due an increasing demand from the domestic market and our effort to on developing sales in the domestic market.
We believe that the increase of sales revenue in Chinese Medicine segment is primarily due to the increase of average unit price in the three and nine months ended by January 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016. We expect demand to increase in the future as we expand our client base; however, we are not able to quantify this future increase.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
Cost of revenues in the three months ended January 31, 2017 increased by 55.9% as compared to the same period in 2016. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues decreased to 86.1% from 92.1%, comparing the same period in 2016. Gross margin from the Stevioside segment for the three months ended January 31, 2017 was 13.9%, as compared to 3.4% for the same period of fiscal 2016. The higher gross margin for Stevioside was primarily due to the lower cost of raw materials during the period, as compared with the same period in 2016. Gross margin from the Chinese Medicine segment was 14.3% in the three months ended January 31, 2017, compared to the 31.7% in the same period in 2016. The lower gross margin for Chinese Medicines was primarily due to high market competition with lower sales price and higher raw material costs. We believe that the slower market for animal Chinese medicines seen in prior periods has stabilized and improved. Since we purchase our raw materials on the spot market, we are unable to predict with any degree of certainty the costs of our raw material and their impact on gross margin in future periods. Our consolidated gross margin for the three months ended January 31, 2017 was 13.9%, as compared to 8.0% in the same period in 2016.
The consolidated gross margin for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 decreased to 13.2%, compared to 13.7% for the same period in 2016. Gross margin in the Stevioside segment increased during the nine months ended January 31, 2017 to 11.7%, compared to 10.5% for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the lower raw material costs during the period compared with the same period in 2016. The Chinese medicine segment gross margin decreased to 23.0% in the nine months ended January 31, 2017, compared to 31.7% for the same period in 2016, due to similar reasons discussed above.
Total Selling Expenses
In the three months ended January 31, 2017, we had an increase of approximately $114,000, or 28.2% in selling expenses, as compared to the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the approximately $101,000 increase in marketing and promotion expenses, a $67,000 increase in advertising and a $2,000 increase in office expense, offset by a $29,000 decrease in salary and commission, a $22,000 decrease in shipping and freight fees and a $5,000 decrease in travel expense.
In the nine months ended January 31, 2017, we had an increase of approximately $364,000, or 35.8% in selling expenses, as compared to the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the approximately $252,000 increase in marketing and promotion expenses, a $133,000 increase in shipping and freight, and a $32,000 increase in advertising, offset by a $14,000 decrease in salary and commission, a $14,000 decrease in sales meeting expense and a $25,000 decrease in China local sales taxes.
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Total General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2017 decreased by approximately $32,000, or 3.5% from the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of approximately of $115,000 in bad debt expense, a $30,000 decrease in office expense, a $36,000 decrease in consulting and service fees, an $18,000 decrease in product testing and a $153,000 decrease in miscellaneous expense, offset by a $102,000 increase in employee stock-base compensation, a $35,000 increase in salaries and wages, a $133,000 increase in repairs and maintenance, a $11,000 increase in training fees, a $8,000 increase in marketing expense, a $19,000 increase in travel expense, and a $12,000 increase in depreciation and amortization expenses.
Total general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 increased by approximately $637,000, or 28.4% from the comparable period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the increase of approximately $716,000 in employee stock-base compensation, a $43,000 increase in salaries and wages, a $180,000 increase in repairs and maintenance, a $38,000 increase in travel expense and a $32,000 increase in product testing and a $35,000 consulting and service fees, offset by a decrease of approximately $184,000 in headquarter expense for professional consulting fees, a $15,000 decrease in property tax and other tax expenses, a $14,000 decrease in meal and entertainment expense, a $33,000 decrease in bad debt expense, a $74,000 decrease in depreciation and amortization expenses and a $87,000 decrease in miscellaneous expenses. The general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue was 17.7% in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 as compared to 18.8% in the same period in 2016.
Loss on Disposition of Property and Equipment
We periodically evaluate our property, plant and equipment to determine whether any negative change in regulatory and environmental policies, technical specifications or customer acceptance of our products impair the usefulness and fair market value of these assets. In connection with this evaluation in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, we determined that some of our equipment needed to be replaced or otherwise removed from service. As a result, we disposed of these assets and recorded a loss on disposal approximately of $37,000 and $41,000, as compared to $407,000 and $429,000 in the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Research and Development Expense
For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, our research and development expenses amounted to approximately $284,000 and $393,000, as compared to $572,000 and $614,000 for the same period in 2016, respectively. The decrease of $288,000 and $221,000 was primarily due to the decrease in spending for third party technical consulting fees in the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively.
Other Income (Expenses)
For the three months ended January 31, 2017, other expenses, net of other income, amounted to approximately $55,000, a decrease of $30,000 as compared to the other expense, net of other income of $86,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to a decrease in grant income of $69,000 and an increase in interest expense of 38,000 offset by an increase in other income of approximately $137,000.
For the nine months ended January 31, 2017, other expenses, net of other income, amounted to approximately $107,000, an increase of $45,000 as compared to the other expenses, net of other income of $62,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense in the amount of approximately $53,000 and a decrease in grant income of $286,000, offset by a decrease in interest expense - related party in the amount of approximately $9,000 and an increase in other income, net of expenses in the amount of approximately $284,000, which is primarily due to an export tax rebate.
Income tax expense
Income tax expense was approximately $0 and $0 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively, as compared to $70 and $5,000 in the same periods in 2016. The decrease in income tax expense was attributable to the decrease in taxable income in PRC generated by both our Stevioside and Chinese Medicine operating entities.
Net Loss
Net loss in the three months ended January 31, 2017 was approximately $906,000, compared to the $2,100,000 in the three months ended January 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to higher gross profit and the lower operating expenses with the lower other expenses.
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Net loss in the nine months ended January 31, 2017 was approximately $2,650,000, compared to the $2,733,000 for the same period in 2016. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to the increase in revenue with third party and gross margin, offset by the higher operating expenses and net of other expenses as discussed above.
Foreign currency translation adjustment
The functional currency of our subsidiaries and variable interest entities operating in the PRC is the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi ("RMB"). The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using period end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange (for the period) for revenues, costs, and expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result of foreign currency translations, which are a non-cash adjustment, we reported a foreign currency translation loss of $197,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2017, as compared to a foreign currency translation loss of $716,000 for the same period in 2016. We reported a foreign currency translation loss of $834,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017, as compared to a foreign currency translation loss of $1,422,000 for the same in 2016. This non-cash loss had the effect of decreasing our reported comprehensive loss.
Comprehensive loss
As a result of our foreign currency translation loss, we had a higher comprehensive loss for the three months ended January 31, 2017 of $1,103,000, compared to $2,815,000 for the same in 2016. We had a comprehensive loss for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 of $3,484,000, compared to $4,161,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2016.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash to meet its operational cash requirements.
At January 31, 2017, we had a working capital of $2.1 million, including cash of $170,003, as compared to working capital of $3.5 million and cash of $900,071 at April 30, 2016. The approximate $730,000 decrease in our cash at January 31, 2017 from April 30, 2016 is primarily attributable to net cash used in purchase of property and equipment to improve our productivity, as we generated revenue from increasing sales during the nine months ended January 31, 2017. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and internally generated funds will be sufficient to cover working capital requirements and capital expenditures for the next twelve months.
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, including accounts receivable from related parties, increased by approximately $496,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2017. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, for third party sales of $663,000, offset by a decrease in accounts receivable for related party sales of $168,000 in the nine months ended January 31, 2017. The days for sales outstanding in accounts receivable decreased to 34 days as of January 31, 2017, as compared to 103 days as of April 30, 2016. The days for sales outstanding in accounts receivable for third party sales decreased to 21 days as of January 31, 2017, as compared to 54 days as of April 30, 2016. These decreases are due to our efficiency in collection efforts.
At January 31, 2017 inventories, net of reserve for obsolescence, totaled $7.5 million, as compared to $4.5 million as of April 30, 2016. The increase is primarily due to our increase in procurements of raw materials in order to meet our anticipated higher sales volume during the nine months ended January 31, 2017, these inventories have not yet been sold due to the market demands not raising as much as we predicted, however the current inventory level will prepare us for our anticipated upcoming increase in demands.
Our accounts payable and accrued expenses were $10.6 million at January 31, 2017, an increase of approximately $3.8 million from April 30, 2016. The increase is primarily due to purchasing and the timing of payments for balances related to raw material purchases made in the ordinary course of business.
Loans payable at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016 totaled approximately $3,019,000 and $2,263,000, respectively. These loans payable consisted of short-term loans from multiple non-related individuals and employees of Qufu Shangren, bearing the annual interest rate of 10%. The maturity dates of these loans payable range from October 5, 2017 to January 18, 2018. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company borrowed additional short-term loans of approximately $708,000 and $909,000, respectively.
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Cash Flows Analysis
NET CASH FLOW (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $977,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2017, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $309,000 in the same period in 2016. The increase from cash used in operating activities was primarily due to depreciation and amortization expenses of approximately $1,276,000, loss on disposition of property and equipment of 41,000, loss from sales of real estate investment held for resale of 2,410, allowance for doubtful accounts of $55,000, stock issued for services of $109,000, stock issued for employees' compensation of $920,000, $3,968,000 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, offset by net loss of approximately $2,650,000, $3,324,000 increase in inventories, $878,000 increase in accounts receivable, $47,000 increase in accounts receivable-related party, $305,000 increase in prepaid expense and other current assets and a $144,000 decrease in taxes payables.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $309,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2016, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $585,000 in the same period in 2015. The increase resulting from cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to $302,000 in the stock-based compensation for consulting service, $204,000 in the employees' stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses of approximately $1,441,000, loss on disposition of property and equipment of $429,000, $1,581,000 decrease in accounts receivable-related party and $1,497,000 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, offset by net loss of approximately $2,739,000, $595,000 increase in accounts receivable and notes receivable, $1,037,000 increase in prepaid expense and other current assets, $443,000 increase in inventories and $286,000 decrease in deferred grant income.
NET CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to approximately $453,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2017 due to purchases of property and equipment of $751,000, offset by the proceeds received from disposal of real estate investments of approximately $298,000.
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $383,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2016 due to a $383,000 capital expenditures for property and equipment.
NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to approximately $736,000 in the nine months ended January 31, 2017, primarily due to proceeds from short-term loan of approximately $909,000 and advances received from related party as working capital, net of repayments made to related party advances. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, we received advances from related parties totaling of approximately $2,596,000 for working capital purposes and we also made repayments to related parties of approximately $2,768,000.
Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to approximately $76,000 in the nine months ended January 31, 2016, primarily due to repayments made to related party advances, net of proceed received from related party advances. During the nine months ended January 31, 2016, from time to time, we received advances from related parties totaling approximately $6,683,822 for working capital purposes and we also made repayments to related parties of approximately $6,607,343.
CASH ALLOCATION BY COUNTRIES
The functional currency of our Chinese subsidiaries is the Chinese RMB. Substantially all of our cash is held in the form of RMB at financial institutions located in the PRC, where there is a small equivalent of federal deposit insurance as in the United States. As a result, cash accounts at financial institutions in the PRC are not insured. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts as of January 31, 2017.
In 1996, the Chinese government introduced regulations which relaxed restrictions on the conversion of the RMB; however restrictions still remain, including but not limited to restrictions on foreign invested entities. Foreign invested entities may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents at only those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchanges. Furthermore, the conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investments and loans, is subject to PRC government approval. Chinese entities are required to establish and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB, especially with respect to foreign exchange transactions. Accordingly, cash on deposit in banks in the PRC is not readily deployable by us for purposes outside of the PRC. Our cash position by geographic area is as follows:
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January 31, 2017
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April 30, 2016
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China
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125,668
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900,071
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170,003
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900,071
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Under SEC regulations, we are required to disclose our off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, such as changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. An off-balance sheet arrangement means a transaction, agreement or contractual arrangement to which any entity that is not consolidated with us as a party, under which we have:
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We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we are required to disclose pursuant to these regulations. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into operating lease commitments, purchase commitments and other contractual obligations. These transactions are recognized in our financial statements in accordance with accepted accounting principles generally accepted U.S. ("U.S. GAAP").
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has defined a company's critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company's financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results, which are described in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable to smaller reporting company.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), and our Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2017.
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Based on this evaluation our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of January 31, 2017 such that the information relating to our company, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Section 404"). As reported in our Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2016, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2016 and, during our assessment, management identified significant deficiencies related to (i) the U.S. GAAP expertise of our internal accounting staff, (ii) our internal audit functions and (iii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions. Although management believes that these deficiencies do not amount to a material weakness, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective at April 30, 2016.
Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. As a result, we have not been able to take steps to improve our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended January 31, 2017. However, to the extent possible, we will implement procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed by separate individuals.
A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the company's financial reporting.
In light of this significant deficiency, we performed additional analyses and procedures in order to conclude that our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2017 included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q were fairly stated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that despite our significant deficiency, our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2017 are fairly stated, in all material respects, in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of our controls performed during the most recent quarter ended January 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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10.30
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Consulting agreement dated August 11, 2015 by and between Yuejian Wang and Sunwin Stevia International, Inc.
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31.1
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Section 302 Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer.*
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31.2
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Section 302 Certificate of Chief Financial Officer.*
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32.1
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Section 906 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.*
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101.INS
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XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT**
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101.SCH
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XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA**
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101.CAL
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XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE**
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101.DEF
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XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE**
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101.LAB
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XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE**
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101.PRE
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XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE**
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* - Filed herewith.
** - In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-formatted interactive data files that comprise Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A shall be deemed "furnished" and not "filed".
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SUNWIN STEVIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Dated: March 17, 2017
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By: /s/ Dongdong Lin
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Dongdong Lin,
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Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: March 17, 2017
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By: /s/ Fanjun Wu
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Fanjun Wu,
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Chief Financial Officer
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